Smoker&#39;s device.



T. P. AMBROSE.

SMOKER'S DEVICE.

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THOll/IAS P. ABBRGSE, 0E' GNCINNATI, OHIO.

SMOKERS DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed July 16, 1917. Serial No. )0,825

To all whom t may concern:

Bc it known that l, Trioilxs P. Anni-zoen, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSmokers Devices, of which the following is a specili cation.

My invention relates to smokers articles and its object is to combine inone device as many as possible of the implements needed by a cigarsmoker.

Wy invention consists in the combination of parts and in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fullydescribed and claimed.

1n the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on a plane corresponding to the line2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 8 is a detail plan View of the spring support; and

Fig. -Ll is a detail front elevation of the cutter.

As 1 prefer to construct myvinvention there is a base 1 having a raisedrim 2, so that it forms an ash tray; and in the center of this base issecured an upright tube 3, having down next to the base a clippingoutlet l, and immediately above this outlet Ll, a circular aperture 5 toreceive the end of a cigar to be clipped. There is a chute 6 in theinterior of the lower part of the tube 3 extending entirely thereacrossand inclining upward from the bottom of the outlet e to a point oppositeto and slightly above the upper edge of the aperture 5. A disk-shapedspring support 7 extends entirely across the interior of the tubeimmediately above the upper edge of the aperture 5, except that it has asmall segmental slot 8 (Fig. 3) extending equidistant from both sides ofthe center line of the aperture 5. At the opposite side this springsupport 7 rests upon the upper end of the chute 6, and in addition, thisspring support 7 is preferably soldered to the interior of the tube 3.

The cutter 9 has its upper part tubular and of exterior diameter to litsnugly'but slidingly in the interior of the upper part of the tube 3.and has a downward extension 10 through the segmental slot S of thespring support 7, the lower end of which extension 10 has a segmentalrecess 1l, the edge 12 of which is beveled inside so as to be sharp. Atopposite sides next to this lower end this extension 10` has laterallyprojecting lugs 13 which lie below 'the spring support 7 and extendlaterally past the respective ends of the segmental slot 8. Fixed to theupper end of the cutter 9 is a U-shaped match-box holder 14 withupwardly projected lugs 15 at the opposite sides of its bottom, saidlugs l5 preferably having their upper ends 16 turn-ed in slightly acrossthe box holder, the edges 17 of the lugs being slightly tapered. Theholder thus admits an ordinary box of safety matches readily between theupright sides and with the lower end of its cover embracing the lugs 15,whiln the lower end of the box itself engages with the inturned upperends 16 and is pushed slightly out of its cover in a well known manner.Confined between the spring support 7 below and the bottom of the boxholder above, is a suitable helical spring 18 which normally holds thecutter 9 and the box holder thereon up as far as the laterally extendingears 13 will permit them to go.

l/Vhen the end of a cigar is inserted in the aperture 5 and the boxholder and cutter depressed against the yielding pressure of the spring1S, the cutting edge 12 clips ofi' the end of the cigar which fallsagainst the chute 6 and rolls into the ash-tray base 1. Then when thepressure is removed the spring 18 returns the parts to their normalposition for the next operation.

The spring 18 is strong enough to hold the box holder 14 up withsufficient firmness to permit matches to be drawn from the box holdertherein and readily ignited by striking them against the box in theordinaryT manner; but at the same time, the spring is not so strong asto make ditlicult the depression of the parts in clipping a cigar.

1t will thus be seen that my invention combines in one self-containeddevice a holder for the matches as convenient and eective as anyordinary holder of that character, together with a clipper for the cigarand a tray to catch the clippings, as well as for catching cigar ashesor for holding a lighted cigar where it will do no damage to articles offurniture.

l/Vhile combining all of these functions in a single device, the partsare few and readily assembled so that the device is little moreexpensive than an ordinary match-box holder.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. in combination, a base, an upright tube fixed on said base with anlaperture in its side, a disk-shaped spring,` support fixed across saidtube near the upper side of said aperture and having' a segmental slotadjacent to said aperture, a cutter comprising an upper tubular part andspring-confining means fixed across the top of said tubular part, saidcuttersliding inside the tube that is fixed on the base, and having adownward extension through said segmental slot in said springv supportwith a sharpened lower edge adapted to slide across said aperture whensaid holder and cutter are depressed, and a spring' confined betweensaid Vspring support'and the means fixed across the top ot said tubularpart.

2. In combination, a base, an upright tube xed on said base with anaperture in its side7 a disk-shaped spring support fixed across saidtube near the upper side of said Vaperture and havingV a segmentalslotadjacent to said aperture, a cutter comprising an upper tubular part andspring-confining means fixed across the top of said tubular part, saidcutter sliding inside the tube that is fixed onthe base, and having adownward extension through said segmental slot in said spring supportwith a sharpened lower edge adapted to slide across said aperture whensaid holder and cutter are depressed, a spring' confined between saidspring` support and the means fixed across the top of said tubular part,and a lug' extendingl laterally from said downward extension past theend of said segmental slot and below said spring' support.'

3. ln combination, a base, an upright tube xed on said base with aclipping outlet in its side down next to said base, and an aperture insaid side above said clipping` outlet, a chute inside said tube inclineddownward Copies thereacross to the bottom of said clipping outlet, adisk-shaped spring support fixed across said tube near the upper side ofsaid aperture, supported by said chute, and having a segmental slotadjacent to said aperture, a cutter comprising' an upper tubular part,and springconfining' means fixed across the top of said tubular part,said cutter sliding inside the tube that is fixed on the base, andhaving` a'downward extension through said segmental slot in said springsupport with a sharpened lowe1 edge adapted to slide across saidaperture when said holder and cutter are depressed, and a springconfined between said spring support and the means fixed across the topof said tubular part. f

In combination, abase, an upright tube xed on said base with a clipping'outlet in its side down next to said base, and an aperture in said sideabove said clipping outlet, a chute inside said tube inclined down wardthereacross to the bottom of said clipping` outlet, a disk-shaped springsupport fixed across said tube near the upper side of said aperture,supported by said chute, and having a segmental slot adjacent to saidaperture, a cutter comprising an upper tubular part and spring-confiningmeans ixed across the top of said tubular part, and sliding insidethetube that is fixed onthe base, and havinga downward extension throughsaid segmental slot in said spring support with a sharpened lower edgeadapted to slide across said aperture when said holder` and cutter aredepressed, a spring confined between said spring support and the meansfixed across the top of said tubular part, and a lue` extending`laterally from said downward extension past the end of said segmentalslot and below said spring' support.

THOMAS P. AMBROSE. l/Vitnesses:

JAMES N. RAMSEY, CLARENCE PARDEW;

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